mrsjones0728

Lotzsunshine: Congrats on your loss so far! :thumbup::thumbup:

Hi! I am one week post op and I have lost 10 lbs!

I was re-banded on the 14th, too. I don't have the shoulder pain though. I came back to work today and feeling pretty good :-) I go to the doc for follow up tomorrow. I gotta say I am looking forward to the liquid phase being over! Take care all!

Thanks for the responses! Starrgirrl, good luck with your surgery, too.

Cathy231- Thanks for your response. When you were re-banded, did you have to prep before surgery like the first time?

What happened to me: I had chronic heartburn for about 6 months. I really didn't think too much of it at first but then I ended up in the ER with chest pain. No heart attack; stress test and echo normal. Upper endoscopy showed the band was not positioned in the right place and some erosion. Barium swallow confirmed slipped band. I think the radiologist said it was the worst slip he has seen! Went to surgeon for unfill. He said that the slip was so bad, an unfill wouldn't resolve it. I am scheduled for removal and replacement on 7-14. I have gained all but 10 lbs back of the 56 lbs I lost. I am starting all over again :Angel_anim:

I have such a large slip that I have to have my old band removed and replaced with a new more improved band. Has anyone had this happen to them?

So on the preop liquid diet, what are we talking about in calories? About 1000? My doc wants me to do Optifast but it's $180 for two weeks...that's more than my regular grocery bill! I have soy protein powder at home that I was using when I would get a fill. I think I will ask if I can use that instead of Optifast.

Hi Dawn, Congratulations on getting approved! For me, everything that is old is new again...LOL I am having my slipped Lapband removed and replaced on July 14th.

That same thing happened to me in 2004----I had to just have my port replaced not the whole band though.

My re-band date is July 14th!

Just checking back in. I was banded 11/4/02, but due to mechanical failure (slippage), I am being banded again on 7/14/08. I have to do Optifast for 2 weeks prior to surgery which means Monday! I am quite nervous because when I was banded before I just had to follow 1000 cal per day for the week prior to surgery...so much has changed.